[quote]hungry4more wrote:
[quote]smh23 wrote:
[quote]hungry4more wrote:
[quote]florelius wrote:
This is what message I got from the OP:
Oh those poor rapists that get tempted to rape every woman dressed sexy, it cant be theire fault because
the woman tempted them. Its the womans fault, but them in jail instead or stone them like they doe
in the most reactionary places in the middle-east.
serious dude this is dumb… and ps. On this forum PC = reactionaryism. So you are spouting whats
PC in this microcosmos.[/quote]
When did he say it was the women’s fault?
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When he drew the following analogy: “So next time I stick my hand in a hornets nest, when I am stung, remember, its not my fault!”
If you get stung after putting your hand in a hornet’s nest, it’s entirely your fault. You are a careless imbecile and the hornets are both blameless and to a certain extent justified in their action. The analogy implies that the woman was the careless imbecile and that, more importantly, the rapist is both blameless and to a certain extent justified in his action.
Don’t get me wrong, I think its dangerous for women to walk around alone at night in urban areas. But analogies like the one the OP made are absolutely ridiculous.
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I should’ve clarified…not clip11, the police constable making the comments. I never claimed that the MAIN reason women get raped, statistically, is because of how they dress. But if 5% do, and they can reduce the chance of that happening simply through a slight change in dress…is it not harsh to call the cop sexist for his words? Let’s try to deal with reality here, not a pretend make-believe ideal world. The world we live in is fucked up. We must live accordingly, or die (or in this case, maybe get raped? Mostly joking). [/quote]
Ah my mistake, I took it to mean that it was the OP’s comment you were referring to.
I see your point and I think women should definitely take safety into consideration, especially in terms of not being in the back alley/unlit field/empty subway stop at night.
In the end, though I agree that it’s not sexist to recommend that women take precautions, rape is fully and unequivocally the fault of the rapist.